2.5 —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Remainder of State/Territory (SA) compared to the rest of the state. This sparsely populated region is defined by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.5 people.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 64% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5723, SA | 1.9 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 22.3% of residents live alone, which is well below the South Australian figure of 28.5%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.1% of all homes.
2.5 —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.3% —
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.2% of the area, a figure well below the 14.1% national average. Most families here are couples, with 57.2% having children and 33.9% without.
8.2% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Remainder of State/Territory, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL431001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/family-households